Reflect

What caught my eye: We run a local photo contest so obviously I can’t enter. This season’s theme is REFLECT. I wanted to see what I could find for the theme. While a camera always captures the light reflected off the subject, I wondered how much of the salsify’s seed head I could capture with just overly reflected (blown-out) highlights. It looks a bit like fireworks. Or maybe I’m just thinking about July 4 which was yesterday.

Date: July 5, 2025, around 11:00

Shot On: Nikon Z7, with Nikkor 105mm, f 2.8

Camera Settings: 6 photo stack 1/8000 sec, 105 mm, f 5.0, ISO 125

Location: Home